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The Law of Moses contained both commands to "REMEMBER", and to DO--remembering what Christ has done, and walking consistently with our convictions should not be understood as being in conflict, especially bc He commands "as I have loved you, so love one another", so, as we are receiving His love...

It's a gift, both in its being affirmed AND in its being walked out--and it is to both be held and walked in--the Law of Faith is a twofold command ("This is God's command : that you believe in the Name of God's Son AND love one another [walk in faith which works by love]"--a single command with...

And, specifically, as I see it, a dynamic relationship with God (eg, "I asked the Lord to remove it, but He said "No, My grace is sufficient. My strength is made perfect in weakness.") through His Word that now lives in us and is "written on the heart".

Yep, and Ja 2 is just a call to repentance by walking in faith, not merely holding faith--as he says, "Adulteresses! Don't you know friendship with the world is enmity with God!?"

"Whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst, but the water I give him will become a well of water springing up to eternal life" : We have the word implanted/we drink the water, and the water becomes a well/the Word implanted continues speaking to us internally. We have the Law in us...

Wouldn't you say he writes to "believers", who have had the Word ingraft/implanted, so that they are to "receive" the Word as it speaks to them, not harden their hearts, but to walk in faith, moment by moment, as the ingraft Word directs their minds, thus it refers not to "humans", but...

We are both being enriched by God's grace working in one another. God is good!

No, i thought you DID say "passive and active", and I was agreeing with what you said!

Notice he refers to "the Word ingraft"--that is, "I will write My Law on their heart", which is the convictions being written on our hearts : 21Therefore, ridding yourselves of all filthiness and all [t]that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save...

Yes, "Or do you despise the riches of God's kindness, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?" : both passive and active elements are here, because it is God's kindness being given (passive) that empower the return to Him (active).

I stand by my view on the verses (which I read in context, not in a vacuum, so I understand the main goal of his argument is that the Galatians are not to be persuaded with a persuasion that does not come from God (Gal 5:7,8), but which is a doctrine of demons 2 Ti 4:1, which, therefore...

The entire question was as to whether Gentile Christians were under Law--I've fleshed that out further in my reply, which went unanswered, and probably unread.

You have to remember that this entire dialogue centers around the issue of Peter not walking in the truth of the Gospel. but even going so far as to have led Gentiles to become circumcised, which dialogue serves merely as an example supplied to the Galatians to further substantiate Paul's...

1. As stated, the issue Paul was addressing was whether Christians (especially Gentiles) were under Law--thus it is not relevant. Galatians 2 17“But if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves have also been found sinners, is Christ then a minister of sin? May it never be! 18“For...

I thought you were asking what the NC hinged upon. My thought was that everything in the NC hinges on God's love and righteousness--and the rest are details about His love and righteousness.

I thought I'd addressed the issue in point #2. Please clarify if I did not.

"The Gospel is the power of God unto salvation because in it God's righteousness is revealed from faith to faith"--and "He commends His love"... if you know a better characterization, please let me know.

Those who break God's Law of Faith/do not walk in faith are not remaining in Christ, as I've proven.

"for him it is unclean" -- it ACTUALLY defiles him In other words, we are called to freedom--quit doing things against yourself, quit disturbing your own peace, be free, don't be a slave of your body, be free agreeing with your own mind. Other examples were supplied : "observes the day as unto...

God's love and therefore God's righteousness.